By the start of the ninth inning, just about every fan at the park is on their feet hoping to see a piece of history. Players on both sides are just as tense as the fans. Even the announcers are afraid to jinx it.

"When you go through the order one time through, you know you have something going," said Max Scherzer in 2015 after he became just the sixth pitcher with two no-hitters in a season. "When you go through the lineup two times through, you know you have a real shot.

"After you get through six, you know you have a shot. If you can get through seven, then you can really empty the tank in the eighth and you give everything you have in the ninth. Once I was able to get through the seventh, I knew, 'Here we go, we have a real shot at this.'"

With bullpens continuing to assume a greater workload in the modern game, combined no-no's -- of which there was just one in MLB history through 1965 (due to a Babe Ruth ejection, of all things) -- have occured with increasing frequency.

Postseason games are denoted by an asterisk and perfect games are listed as (PG).